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LANCASTER customers with high herd lbs. of buttei f«»i, per cow
Dairymen from nine coun- production, high increases over the last year were also
ties in Pennsylvania and five and high record cows. Under honored.
counties in Maryland were Pennfield’s 1980 standards, a To qualify as a high record
among nearly 100 customers herd was eligible if, ac- cow, the following re
honored Wednesday by Pen- cording to official DHIA quirements had to be met:
nfield Corporation at their records, it produced more Holstein - 1050 butter fat
ninth annual dairy awards than 17,000 lbs. milk and/or and/or 26,000 lbs. milk;
luncheon. 625 lbs. butter fat. Brown Swiss - 750 lbs. butter
Herds with an increase of fat and/ or 19,000 lbs. milk;
The program, which was *66® s - of milk or more per Ayreshire, Guernsey, or
held at The Histone c °w over the last year or Jersey - 750 lbs. butter fat
Strasburg Inn, honored herds with an increase of 50 and/or 16,000 lbs. milk.
Lancaster County dairy farmers honored by Pennfield Wednesday were (back
row left to right): Robert Book, Rocoma Farm, Leola: Donald Bare, Double Spr
ing Farm, Lancaster; Peter Witmer, Penn-Del Farms, Lancaster: Donald
Breneman, Romella Farms, Lancaster; Curtis Hess, Wye Oak Farms, Strasburg:
and Art Breneman, Willow Bend Farm, Willow Street. Shown in front are John
Brackbill and Dick Ibach of Good's Feed mill, distributor of Pennfield Feed.
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Farmers cited for dairy production
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right): Peeple, Pep-L-Lea Holsteins, Oxford; Simon Zook, Meadow Oak,
Oxford: Paul Ranck, Harlen Farms, Cochranville; Robert Hershberger, Center
Springs, Quarryville; Clarence and Barry Neff, Quarryville. Back row: Mrs.
Robert Pepple, Patty Edwards, Herdswoman, Pep-L-Lea Holsteins, Mrs. Simon
Zook, Elvin Ranck, Pennfield Area Manager Peter Knutsen, Mr. and Mrs. David
Troop, Cochranville; Mrs. Robert Hershberger, Nelson Young, Timberlawn
Farm, West Grove, and Richard Staner, Crumdale Farm, Berwyn.
Honored for outstanding dairy production were (front row (eft to right): Galen
Hostetter, Gap; Greg and Jay Landis, Pataja Farms, Lancaster; Robert Rohrer,
Washington Boro; Jess Balmer, Gordline’s Farm, Lititz; Kenneth Myer,
Elizabethtown; C. Robert Kilgore, Airville. Back row: Mr. and Mrs. G. Hershey
Hostetter, Gap; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hershey, Springgarden Farms, Gor
donville; Pennfield Area Manager Steve Leiser; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Habecker,
Charnelie Manor Farm, Lancaster; Paul King, Kingway Farm, Delta; Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Bair shown with son Ronald; Swan Road Dairy Farm, Chester; and
Robert Kilgore.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15,1950—A5S